JPH11234430A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide facsimile equipment which speedily receives and transmits the image information of an original failed in reception or transmission by utilizing polling. SOLUTION: Concerning this facsimile equipment, the presence/absence of a facsimile reception request, the presence/absence of a facsimile transmission request, whether it is a reception enable state or not and the presence/absence of various setting requests are checked and when there is the facsimile reception request in the reception disable state, a call originating source telephone number reported by a call originating telephone number report service is acquired. In the reception enable state, in order to receive the image information stored on the side of a party as image information for polling transmission by performing a polling transmission request to the side of that party, the telephone number of the party and information showing the facsimile transmission party of the polling transmission request are prepared as a polling reception file and based on the prepared polling reception file, a call is originated to the party of a call originating source telephone number so that the polling reception of image information failed in reception is enabled (steps S1-S11).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly, to a facsimile apparatus for quickly receiving and transmitting image information of a document that has failed to be received or transmitted by effectively utilizing a calling telephone number notification service. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facsimile apparatus, if there is an incoming call, in a pre-facsimile procedure, it is determined whether or not a transmitting side transmits a polling transmission request.
It checks whether it is going to perform polling reception, and if it is not a polling transmission request, checks whether reception is possible. If reception is not possible, notifies the other party facsimile apparatus that reception is not possible, and performs facsimile communication procedure. To end.

[0003] For this reason, there is a problem that the receiving side does not know from whom the facsimile call has been received, so that there is a chance to obtain necessary information or the time for obtaining necessary information is delayed. Also, for the transmitting side, it is not known when the receiving facsimile machine can receive, and it is necessary to make an inquiry over the telephone or to read the image information of the document many times to perform the transmission process, There was a problem that it was troublesome.

Therefore, conventionally, when there is an incoming call in a state where facsimile reception is not possible, facsimile reception is possible by acquiring transmission source information such as the telephone number of the transmission source transmitted in the facsimile control procedure. At that point, a facsimile apparatus for notifying the sender information has been proposed (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9-18632).

[0005]

However, in such a conventional facsimile apparatus, if there is an incoming call in a state where facsimile reception is impossible, transmission is performed when facsimile reception becomes possible. Since only the original information was reported, the operator on the transmitting side needs to inquire the receiving side about the reason why transmission is not possible and when it is possible to transmit, and to perform transmission operation many times after reading the transmitted original It is troublesome, and the operator of the receiving facsimile machine needs to contact the transmission source by telephone or the like from the transmission source information notified when reception becomes possible, and request retransmission. There was a problem that it was troublesome.

[0006] On the other hand, in the telephone network today, a caller telephone number notification service for notifying the receiver of information such as the telephone number of the caller (hereinafter referred to as ID information as necessary) has been planned. It is in the practical stage.

In this calling telephone number notification service, an ID receiving terminal activation signal is transmitted from a line exchange to a receiving terminal, and when a primary response is received from the receiving terminal, calling ID information (information such as a source telephone number) is received. When a receiving completion signal is received from the receiving terminal, a normal calling signal is transmitted, and when there is a secondary response, normal communication is started.

[0008] In view of the above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when there is an incoming call in a state where facsimile reception is not possible, the caller telephone number notified by the caller telephone number notification service acquired by the caller telephone number acquiring means is used. Create a polling reception file to be the destination of polling reception, register it in the polling reception file storage means, and when facsimile reception becomes possible, make a call with a polling transmission request to the source telephone number destination based on the polling reception file. And perform polling reception processing, so that facsimile reception can be performed without performing transmission operation from the transmission side of the original document many times and without inquiring of the reception end time to the reception side. , The receiver automatically calls the sender, obtains the image information of the original as a polling reception file, It is possible to obtain the image information of the original quickly, and its object is to provide a good facsimile machine availability.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the memory transmission of the image information stored in the image information storage means based on the memory transmission file fails, the polling transmission linking the telephone number of the other party with the image information is performed. By creating a file and registering it in the polling transmission file storage means, when there is a call accompanied by a polling transmission request from the receiving side of the failed memory transmission, the destination addressed to the destination based on the created polling transmission file is received. Even if the image information is read out from the image information storage means and transmitted, and cannot be transmitted by the re-call process, without performing the memory transmission operation many times,
A facsimile machine which can quickly transmit image information of a hurry document in response to a polling transmission request from a partner (reception side) and quickly transmit the image information of a hurry document and provides a user-friendly facsimile machine. It is intended to be.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when a direct transmission process for directly transmitting image information of a document read by a reading unit to a destination fails, the reading unit reads the document and stores the image information in the image information storage unit. To create a memory transmission file that associates the image information with the telephone number of the destination that failed to send directly, and registers it in the memory transmission file storage unit, and associates the image information with the telephone number of the destination. By creating a polling transmission file and registering it in the polling transmission file storage unit, the image information of the original that failed to be directly transmitted can be sent to either memory transmission or polling transmission without performing the direct transmission operation many times. The aim is to provide a facsimile machine that can transmit quickly and quickly send the image information of the urgent manuscript and has good usability. It is set to.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when there is an incoming call accompanied by a polling transmission request, the transmission source telephone number and polling transmission file storage means notified by the transmission telephone number notification service obtained by the transmission source telephone number obtaining means. If the telephone numbers registered in the polling transmission file match, the image information in the image information storage means associated with the telephone number is polled and transmitted based on the polling transmission file, so that the outgoing telephone number notification service Select the image information to be polled and sent based on the notified source phone number, poll and send the image information only to the appropriate destination, and maintain the confidentiality appropriately while quickly sending the image information of the urgent document. An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus which can transmit and has good usability.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the image information is received from the destination of the telephone number corresponding to the polling reception file in the polling reception file storage means, or corresponds to the polling transmission file in the polling transmission file storage means. When the transmission of the image information of the image information storage unit is completed by the memory transmission or the polling transmission, the polling reception file of the polling reception file storage unit, the memory transmission file of the memory transmission file storage unit, and the polling of the polling transmission file storage unit. Deleting the transmission file completes the reception of the image information that failed to be received, and when the transmission of the image information that failed to be transmitted is completed, deletes each file and makes effective use of the memory while duplicating. Good usability to avoid reception and duplicate transmission And its object is to provide a a facsimile apparatus.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a polling reception processing function for creating a polling reception file for a destination which is received when facsimile reception is impossible, or a polling transmission file creation processing for image information which cannot be transmitted normally. When the on / off of the function is selected by the selection means, the polling reception processing function or the polling transmission file creation processing function is processed according to the selected state, so that the usage suitable for the usage environment of the user can be performed. It is another object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine with even better availability.

[0014]

A facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention is connected to a line providing a calling telephone number notification service, and executes a predetermined facsimile communication procedure with a destination by facsimile communication means. Send information
A facsimile machine having a polling function for receiving and transmitting a call with a polling transmission request, comprising: a source telephone number obtaining means for obtaining a source telephone number notified by the calling telephone number notification service when an incoming call is received. Polling reception file storage means for storing the telephone number of the other party performing the polling reception to perform image reception from the other party as a polling reception file, detection means for detecting whether facsimile reception is possible, and the detection means When there is an incoming call while detecting that the facsimile reception is impossible, the polling reception file having the source telephone number obtained by the source telephone number obtaining means as the destination of the polling reception Is created and registered in the polling reception file storage means, and the detection means When detecting that millimeter reception is possible, control means for performing a polling reception process by causing the facsimile communication means to make a call with a polling transmission request to the source telephone number destination based on the polling reception file, With the provision of the above, the above object is achieved.

According to the above configuration, if there is an incoming call in a state where facsimile reception is not possible, the source telephone number notified by the source telephone number notification service acquired by the source telephone number acquisition means is polled and received. When the polling reception file is created and registered in the polling reception file storage means, facsimile reception becomes possible,
Based on the polling reception file, a call with a polling transmission request is made to the source telephone number destination and polling reception processing is performed, so that the transmission side of the original does not perform the transmission operation many times and the transmission is possible. When facsimile reception is possible without making an inquiry to the receiving side, the receiving side can automatically call the transmitting side and obtain the image information of the original as a polling reception file. Image information of the original can be promptly obtained, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the facsimile apparatus is connected to a predetermined line and transmits image information by executing a predetermined facsimile communication procedure with a destination by facsimile communication means.
A facsimile apparatus having a polling function for receiving and transmitting the image information of a document, facsimile transmitting the image information and the image information stored in the image information storage means. A memory transmission file storing means for storing a memory transmission file associated with the telephone number of the other party; and a memory for storing the image information stored in the image information storing means in response to an incoming call accompanied by a polling transmission request. A polling transmission file storing unit that stores a polling transmission file in which image information is associated with the telephone number of the other party; and a memory transmission based on the memory transmission file of the image information stored in the image information storage unit has failed. Then, the polling transmission file which associates the telephone number of the other party with the image information is created. And control means for registering the serial polling transmission file storage means, by providing, have achieved the above objects.

According to the above arrangement, when the memory transmission of the image information stored in the image information storage means based on the memory transmission file fails, the polling transmission file in which the telephone number of the other party is associated with the image information is transmitted. Since it is created and registered in the polling transmission file storage means, if there is a call accompanied by a polling transmission request from the receiving side of the failed memory transmission, the image information addressed to the destination is stored based on the created polling transmission file. It can be read out from the image information storage means and transmitted, even if transmission is not possible due to recall processing, without performing memory transmission operation many times,
Immediate transmission of urgent document image information in response to a polling transmission request from the other party (reception side), thereby enabling quick transmission of urgent document image information and improving the use of a facsimile machine. Can be.

In this case, for example, as set forth in claim 3, the facsimile apparatus further comprises reading means for reading image information of the document, and the control means controls the image of the document read by the reading means. If the direct transmission process of transmitting information directly to the destination fails, the original is read by the reading unit, the image information is stored in the image information storage unit, and the image information and the destination that failed in the direct transmission are read. The memory transmission file associated with the telephone number of the other party and registered in the memory transmission file storage means, and the polling transmission file associated with the image information and the telephone number of the other party and the polling transmission The information may be registered in the file storage means.

According to the above arrangement, if the direct transmission process of directly transmitting the image information of the document read by the reading means to the other party fails, the document is read by the reading means and the image information is stored in the image information storage means. Then, a memory transmission file in which the image information is associated with the telephone number of the destination that failed in the direct transmission is created and registered in the memory transmission file storage unit, and polling in which the image information is associated with the telephone number of the destination is performed. Creates a transmission file and registers it in the polling transmission file storage means, so that the image information of the document that failed to be transmitted directly can be sent quickly by either memory transmission or polling transmission without performing the direct transmission operation many times. Can quickly send the image information of the urgent manuscript and improve the usability of the facsimile machine. .

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 4, the facsimile apparatus is connected to a line that provides a calling telephone number notification service, and a source telephone number notified by the calling telephone number notification service when an incoming call is received. Further comprising: a source telephone number acquisition unit that obtains the source telephone number acquired by the source telephone number acquisition unit and the polling transmission file when an incoming call accompanied by a polling transmission request is received. Means for polling and transmitting the image information of the image information storage means associated with the telephone number based on the polling transmission file when the telephone numbers registered in the polling transmission file of the means match; Is also good.

According to the above configuration, when there is an incoming call accompanied by a polling transmission request, the source telephone number notified by the source telephone number notification service acquired by the source telephone number acquisition means and the polling transmission file storage means are polled. If the phone numbers registered in the sent file match,
Since the image information of the image information storage means associated with the telephone number is polled and transmitted based on the polling transmission file, the image information to be polled and transmitted based on the source telephone number notified by the calling telephone number notification service is transmitted. The image information can be polled and transmitted only to the appropriate destination, and the image information of the urgent document can be transmitted promptly while maintaining the confidentiality appropriately. Can be improved.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 5, the control means receives the image information from a destination of the telephone number corresponding to the polling reception file in the polling reception file storage means, Or,
The image information of the image information storage unit corresponding to the polling transmission file of the polling transmission file storage unit, when transmission is completed by the memory transmission or the polling transmission, the polling reception file of the polling reception file storage unit or The polling transmission file of the polling transmission file storage unit and the memory transmission file of the memory transmission file storage unit may be deleted.

According to the above arrangement, the image information is received from the destination of the telephone number corresponding to the polling reception file in the polling reception file storage means, or the image information corresponding to the polling transmission file in the polling transmission file storage means is received. When the transmission of the image information of the storage unit is completed by the memory transmission or the polling transmission, the polling reception file of the polling reception file storage unit, the memory transmission file of the memory transmission file storage unit, and the polling transmission file of the polling transmission file storage unit. When the image information that has failed to be received is completely received, and when the image information that has failed to be transmitted is completed, each file can be deleted. And avoid duplicate transmissions, It is possible to improve the utilization of the Li system.

Also, for example, as set forth in claim 6, the facsimile apparatus performs the polling reception processing function after creating the polling reception file for the destination that arrives when the facsimile reception is not possible, or And selecting means for selecting ON / OFF of the polling transmission file creation processing function for the image information which could not be transmitted normally, wherein the control means responds to an ON / OFF selection state of the selecting means. ,
The polling reception processing function or the polling transmission file creation processing function may be processed.

According to the above configuration, a polling reception processing function for creating a polling reception file for a destination which is received when facsimile reception is impossible, or
When the on / off of the polling transmission file creation processing function for image information that cannot be normally transmitted is selected by the selection unit, the polling reception processing function or the polling transmission file creation processing function is processed according to the selection state. Therefore, it is possible to use the facsimile apparatus in a manner suitable for the use environment of the user, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be further improved.

[0026]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and therefore, various technically preferable limitations are added. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following description. The embodiments are not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified.

FIGS. 1 to 5 are views showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a facsimile apparatus 1 to which an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied. It is.

In FIG. 1, the facsimile machine 1 has a C
PU (Central Processing Unit) 2, ROM (Read O
nly Memory) 3, RAM (Random Access Memory) 4,
Operation display unit 5, image reading unit 6, image output unit 7, encoding /
Decoding unit 8, image memory 9, modem 10, network control unit 1
1. Communication control unit 12 and source telephone number detection / storage unit 1
3 and the like, and the above components are connected by a bus 14.

The ROM 3 stores a basic processing program as the facsimile machine 1 and also stores a transmission / reception control processing program to be described later and various data and system data necessary for executing each of these processing programs. doing.

The CPU (control means) 2 controls each part of the facsimile machine 1 based on a program in the ROM 3 while using the RAM 4 as a work memory, executes processing as the facsimile machine 1, and transmits data to be described later. -Execute reception control processing.

As described above, the RAM 4 is used as a work memory of the CPU 2 and stores a destination telephone number, which is destination information input from the operation display unit 5, in association with a destination name. Store in the area.
Further, the RAM 4 stores the polling transmission file in which the image information stored in the image memory 9 is associated with the telephone number of the polling transmission destination as a polling transmission file, and is stored as a polling transmission file in association with a predetermined polling ID. An area (polling transmission file storage means), a memory transmission file storage area (memory) in which a telephone number of a transmission destination specified from the operation display unit 5 and image information stored in the image memory 9 are associated with each other and stored as a memory transmission file. A transmission file storage means) and a telephone number of the other party performing the polling reception for making a call with a polling transmission request and receiving image information from the other party, and polling indicating that the telephone number is the telephone number of the polling reception destination. Store reception management information as polling reception file And a polling receive file storage area (polling reception file storage means). Further, the RAM 4 stores the telephone number of the transmission destination in the abbreviated / one-touch storage area in association with the abbreviated number, the one-touch number, and the like.

The operation display unit 5 includes various operation keys such as a numeric keypad, a start key, a one-touch key, and a function key, and also includes a display (for example, a liquid crystal display). The input operation is performed, and the display displays the content of the command input from the operation keys and various information notified from the facsimile machine 1 to the operator of the facsimile machine 1. The operation display unit 5 also has a polling reception processing function for registering the telephone number of the destination of the incoming call when the call cannot be received as a destination to perform polling reception in the polling reception file storage of the RAM 4 and performing a polling reception process. Polling / polling reception processing function selection switch (selection means) for selecting ON / OFF and associating the image information with the destination that could not be transmitted properly and registering them in the memory transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 as a memory transmission destination and polling transmission Create a file in RAM4
A polling transmission file creation processing function selection switch for selecting ON / OFF of a polling transmission file creation processing function for performing a polling transmission file creation processing to be registered in the polling transmission file storage area.

The image reading section (reading means) 6 is, for example, C
An image scanner or the like using a CD (Charge Coupled Device) is used, and generally includes an ADF (automatic document feeder). A plurality of documents are set on the ADF, and the ADF feeds the set documents one by one to a document reading position of the image reading unit 6. Image reading unit 6
Scans a document conveyed from the ADF and reads an image of the document at a predetermined resolution.

The image output unit 7 uses, for example, a thermal recording device or an electrophotographic recording device using a thermal element, and receives a received image, an image read by the image reading unit 6, a necessary communication report, and the like. Is output on recording paper.

The encoding / decoding unit 8 is for improving the efficiency of storing the image information in the image memory 9 and shortening the transmission time, and encodes the image information according to a predetermined encoding method. In addition, the encoded image information is decoded.

The image memory (image information storage means) 9 is composed of, for example, a hard disk or the like, and stores the image information of the original read by the image reading section 6 and the received image information.

The modem 10 is connected to the communication control unit 12 and the network control unit 11, and modulates a transmission signal and demodulates a reception signal.

The communication control unit 12 operates under the control of the CPU 12, exchanges facsimile control signals with a facsimile machine of the other party, and executes a facsimile communication procedure.

The network control unit 11 has a line L, for example, a public telephone line or ISDN (Integrated Services Digit).
tal Network: integrated service digital network), etc., and automatically receives a call from the line L.
Automatic call processing to the line L is performed. The modem 10, the network control unit 11, and the communication control unit 12 function as facsimile communication means as a whole.

This line L is connected to an exchange which provides a calling telephone number notification service, notifies the called party of the calling party's telephone number, and sends the called party's telephone number together with a predetermined calling party telephone number non-notification number. When the destination phone number is sent,
A caller telephone number notifying service for notifying the caller telephone number is provided.

The source telephone number detection / storage unit (source telephone number acquisition means) 13 operates under the control of the CPU 2,
The transmission source telephone number notified by the transmission telephone number notification service provided by the line L is acquired and temporarily stored in the transmission source telephone number temporary storage area of the internal memory.

When there is an incoming call accompanied by a polling transmission request from the partner facsimile device, the facsimile device 1
A polling transmission function for transmitting image information in the image memory 9 associated with the destination and a facsimile transmission accompanied by a polling transmission request are performed based on the polling transmission file registered in the polling transmission file storage area of M4. And a polling reception function for receiving image information transmitted from a destination to a destination.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. In the facsimile apparatus 1 in the standby state, as shown in FIG. 2, the CPU 2 determines whether there is a facsimile reception request (incoming call), a facsimile transmission request, a copy request, a reception possible, and various setting requests. Are sequentially checked (steps S1 to S5), and step S1
If there is an incoming call and the incoming call is not an incoming call accompanied by a polling transmission request, but an incoming call requesting reception of image information, and facsimile reception is possible, a normal facsimile receiving process is performed ( Step S6). That is, when the network control unit 11 detects an incoming call in the standby state, the CPU 2 causes the network control unit 11 to perform an incoming call, and
And executing a facsimile control procedure via the communication control unit 12 to check whether the call is an incoming call accompanied by a polling transmission request. Check whether facsimile reception is possible. Whether or not facsimile reception is possible is determined based on the detection results of sensors and the like of each unit and the free space of the image memory 9.
Whether the image output unit 7 can operate normally depends on whether or not the recording paper set in the image output unit 7 has run out.
The CPU 2 makes a determination based on whether or not the normal operation is impossible, whether or not the image memory 9 has a free space, and the like. And
When facsimile reception is possible, the CPU 2 continues the facsimile control procedure, receives image information via the communication control unit 12 and the modem 10, and stores or receives the received image information in the image memory 9. The image information is transferred to the encoding / decoding unit 8 via the image memory 9 and decoded by the encoding / decoding unit 8, and then transferred to the image output unit 7 via the image memory 9 to output the image. The unit 7 performs a direct reception process for recording and outputting on recording paper.

Then, in step S1, there is an incoming call,
If the incoming call is not an incoming call accompanied by a polling transmission request but is an incoming call requesting reception of normal image information, and facsimile reception is not possible, the CPU 2 informs that the reception is impossible in the post-facsimile control procedure. The facsimile apparatus notifies the other party facsimile apparatus, releases the line, and ends the facsimile reception processing. In the facsimile receiving process, at the time of an incoming call, the calling telephone number is notified from the line L by the calling telephone number notification service, and the facsimile apparatus 1 uses the notified calling telephone number as the calling telephone number detection / storage unit 13. And stores the detected source telephone number in the source telephone number detection / storage unit 13. And CPU
2, when facsimile reception is impossible, as described later, when facsimile reception is possible, the source telephone number stored in the source telephone number detection / storage unit 13 is used. And create a polling reception file.

If there is a facsimile transmission request in step S2, CPU 2 performs facsimile transmission processing (step S7). That is, the facsimile machine 1
In a normal facsimile transmission for transmitting image information, a transmission original is set on the image reading unit 6, a transmission destination is specified on the operation display unit 5, and after direct transmission or memory transmission is specified, When the start key is turned on,
Depending on whether direct transmission or memory transmission is performed, the image information of all the originals is not directly stored in the image memory 9, but the direct transmission process is performed directly. Memory transmission processing to transmit after storing in the
Is switched and processed. That is, at the time of direct transmission, when the start key is pressed, the CPU 2 stores the telephone number of the transmission destination input from the operation display unit 5 in the RAM 4, and stores the network control unit 11, the modem 10 and the communication control unit 12 When the called party answers the call, the facsimile control procedure is executed, and the image reading unit 6 is driven to sequentially read the images of the set originals. The image information of the original is transferred to the encoding / decoding unit 8 via the image memory 9, and is encoded by the encoding / decoding unit 8 according to a predetermined encoding method, and then transmitted. When transmitting data to the memory, the CPU
When the start key is turned on, the destination telephone number input from the operation display unit 5 is stored in the RAM 4 and the image reading unit 6 is driven to read all the originals sequentially, and After being encoded by the decoding unit 8, they are sequentially stored in the image memory 9. When the CPU 2 stores the image information of the document in the image memory 9, the CPU 2 creates a memory transmission file in which the destination telephone number stored in the RAM 4 is associated with the image information stored in the image memory 9, and transmits the file to the memory 4 in the RAM 4. Register in the file storage area and manage memory transmission. For example, if immediate transmission is set as the transmission condition of the memory transmission by the operation display unit 5, the CPU 2 immediately
When a call is made to the other party and the other party answers, the image information stored in the image memory 9 is sequentially transmitted. If the time is specified as a transmission condition of the memory transmission, the specified time is reached. Until the designated time, the image information of the transmission original is stored in the image information memory 9, and a call is made to the other party based on the memory transmission file. The corresponding image information is read from the image memory 9 and transmitted by facsimile. Also, C
When the transmission request is a transmission request accompanied by a polling transmission request, the PU 2 transmits (calls) the polling transmission request via the network control unit 11, the modem 10, and the communication control unit 12.
To the destination specified by the operation display unit 5.

In the direct transmission and the memory transmission, if the transmission does not end normally, that is, if the transmission fails, a memory transmission file or a polling transmission file is created and a memory transmission file in the RAM 4 is created as described later. It is registered in the storage area or the polling transmission file storage area, and the image information of the document whose transmission has failed is set as a target of memory transmission or polling transmission.

The CPU 2 determines in step S3 that
If there is a copy request, copy processing is performed (step S
8). That is, when the CPU 2 is set in the image reading unit 6, a copy is selected by a key operation on the operation display unit 5, and the start key is turned on, the image reading unit 6 is driven to drive the image of the set document. Are sequentially read. CP
U2 temporarily stores the image information of the original read by the image reading unit 6 in the image memory 9 once, performs necessary image processing, transfers the image information to the image output unit 7, and transfers the image information to the recording paper by the image output unit 7. Record output.

Then, in step S4, the CPU 2 checks whether facsimile reception is possible as described above. If facsimile reception is possible, the polling reception file is sent to the source telephone number for which the polling reception file has not been created. It is checked whether it is stored in the detection / storage unit 13 (step S9). If there is a source telephone number for which a polling reception file has not been created, a polling reception file is created (step S10). That is, when the source telephone number has not been created in the source telephone number detection / storage unit 13 in a state where reception is possible, the CPU 2 makes a polling transmission request to the destination and performs facsimile transmission of the destination. Management information for receiving image information stored as image information for polling transmission in the device, that is, information indicating the destination telephone number and the facsimile transmission destination (call destination) of the polling transmission request. A polling reception file is created and stored in the polling reception file storage area of the RAM 4. CPU2
When the creation of the polling reception file is completed, deletes the source telephone number for which the creation of the polling reception file has been stored in the source telephone number detection / storage unit 13.

When there are various setting requests in step S 5, the CPU 2 responds to an instruction from the operation display unit 5,
A setting process according to the setting request is performed (step S1).
1). For example, the operator uses the polling reception processing function selection switch of the operation display section 5 to create a polling reception file in which the telephone number of the destination of the incoming call when facsimile reception is impossible is set as the destination to perform polling reception. The polling reception processing function for registering in the polling reception file storage of the RAM 4 and performing the polling reception processing can be set on / off. In addition, by using the polling transmission file creation processing function selection switch,
A polling transmission file that associates the image information with the destination that failed to transmit properly and registers it in the memory transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 as a memory transmission destination, creates a polling transmission file, and registers it in the polling transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 The on / off setting of the polling transmission file creation processing function for performing the creation processing can be performed.
When a setting request is made in step S5 of FIG. 2 and an on / off setting operation of the polling reception processing function or an on / off setting operation of the polling transmission file creation processing function is performed, the setting operation is performed according to the setting operation. The setting processing of each function is performed, and the processing of each processing function is performed according to the setting state.

Next, details of the facsimile receiving process in step S6 of FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.

When the facsimile apparatus 1 receives the incoming signal as shown in FIG. 2, the CPU 2 causes the network control section 11 to make a primary response as shown in FIG. 13 to detect the source telephone number notified by the calling telephone number notification service from the line L,
It is checked whether the source telephone number detection / storage unit 13 has detected the source telephone number (step P1). When the source telephone number is notified from the line L, this is detected and the source It is stored in the telephone number temporary storage area (step P2).

Next, after the network control unit 11 closes the line (step P3), the CPU 2 controls the modem 10, the network control unit 11 and the communication control unit 12 to perform a pre-facsimile control according to a predetermined protocol. The procedure is started, and it is checked whether the incoming call is an incoming call accompanied by a polling transmission request by a facsimile control signal transmitted from the partner facsimile machine (step P5).

If the request is not a polling transmission request in step P5, the CPU 2 returns to the image output unit 7 as described above.
It is checked whether or not reception is possible based on the out of paper or the storage capacity of the image memory 9 (step P6). If reception is possible, the facsimile control procedure is continued to receive image information (step P6). P7) When all the image information is received, the facsimile post-control procedure is executed (step P7).
8) The line is released (step P9). And CP
U2 checks whether the source telephone number is stored in the source telephone number detection / storage unit 13 (step P1).
0) When the source telephone number is stored in the source telephone number detection / storage section 13, the source telephone number is deleted and the destination of the source telephone number is deleted from the target of the polling reception file creation. Then, the process ends (step P11).

At step P10, the source telephone number is detected and
When the caller telephone number is not stored in the storage section 13, the CPU 2 terminates the processing without any processing since there is no caller telephone number to be deleted.

When facsimile reception is not possible in step P6, CPU 2 performs a procedure after facsimile control (step P12), notifies the other party facsimile apparatus of the fact, releases the line, and executes facsimile reception processing. Ends (Step P13). In this case, if the caller's telephone number is notified from the line L and stored in the caller's telephone number detecting / storing unit 13, the CPU 2 proceeds to step S9 in FIG. In step S10, a polling reception file is created based on the source telephone number, and the facsimile transmission request shown in FIG. 2 calls the destination telephone number based on the polling reception file and cannot receive the call. The received image information is polled.

If the incoming call is a polling transmission request in step P5, as shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 2 checks whether a polling ID is specified (step P14). Then, it is checked whether or not the caller telephone number is stored in the caller telephone number detection / storage section 13 (step P15).

At step P15, the source telephone number is detected and
When the caller telephone number is stored in the storage unit 13, the CPU 2 executes the caller telephone number detection / storage unit 13.
It is checked whether the polling transmission file associated with the telephone number that matches the source telephone number stored in the polling transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 (step P16).
The corresponding image information is read from the image memory 9 based on the polling transmission file, and transmitted to the other party who has requested the polling transmission (step P17).

When transmission of all image information is completed, the CPU
2 executes a post-facsimile control procedure via the communication control unit 12, the modem 10, and the network control unit 11 (step P
18) The line is released (step P19). afterwards,
The source telephone number stored in the source telephone number detection / storage unit 13 is deleted, deleted from the polling reception file creation target in steps S9 and S10 in FIG. 2 (step P20), and the polling transmission is performed. The used polling transmission file is deleted from the polling transmission file storage area of the RAM 4, and when the memory transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 contains the memory transmission file associated with the source telephone number, the memory transmission file is also deleted. Then, the process is ended by preventing the same image information from being transmitted twice to the same destination (step P26).

In step P15, when the source telephone number is not stored in the source telephone number detection / storage section 13, and the source telephone number is stored in the source telephone number detection / storage section 13. However, if the polling transmission file corresponding to the stored source telephone number is not registered in the polling transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 in Step P16, the CPU 2 proceeds to Step P16.
Then, it is checked whether or not the polling transmission file without specifying the polling ID is registered in the polling transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 (step P2).
2) If no polling transmission file with no specified polling ID is registered, there is no image information to be polled and transmitted, so the facsimile post-control procedure is executed, and the fact is notified to the partner facsimile apparatus (step P23), the line is released (step P24). Thereafter, the CPU 2 checks whether or not the caller telephone number is stored in the caller telephone number detection / storage section 13 (step P25). After deleting from the telephone number detection / storage section 13, the processing is terminated (step P2).
6). In step P25, the source telephone number is detected and
If the caller telephone number is not stored in the storage section 13, there is no caller telephone number to be deleted, and the process is terminated.

If a polling transmission file without a polling ID is registered in the polling transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 in step P22, the CPU
2 reads out the corresponding image information from the image memory 9 based on the polling transmission file and transmits the image information by facsimile (step P27). When all the image information is transmitted, the process proceeds to step P23 to execute the facsimile control procedure. Is executed (step P23), and the line is released (step P24). Thereafter, the CPU 2 checks whether or not the caller telephone number is stored in the caller telephone number detection / storage section 13 (step P25). It deletes it from the telephone number detection / storage unit 13 and ends the process (step P26). If the source telephone number is not stored in the source telephone number detection / storage section 13 in step P25, there is no source telephone number to be deleted, and the process ends.

If the polling transmission request specifies a polling ID in step P14, the
U2 determines that this is a normal polling transmission request,
It is checked whether the polling transmission file matching the polling ID is registered in the polling transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 (step P28), and the polling transmission file matching the polling ID is registered in the polling transmission file storage area of the RAM4. Then, based on the polling transmission file, the corresponding image information is read out from the image memory 9 and transmitted by facsimile (step P27). When all image information is transmitted, CP
U2 proceeds to step P23, executes the post-facsimile control procedure (step P23), releases the line (step P24), and detects the source telephone number detection / storage unit 13
It is checked whether or not the caller's telephone number is stored (step P25). When the source telephone number is stored in step P25, the CPU 2 stores the source telephone number in the source telephone number in order to prevent the polling reception file from being created in step P9 and step S10 in FIG. If the source telephone number is not stored in the source telephone number detection / storage unit 13 in step P25, the source to be deleted is deleted. Since there is no telephone number, the process ends.

If the polling transmission file corresponding to the polling ID is not registered in the polling transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 in step P28, it is determined that the polling image information to be transmitted has not been created, and the procedure after facsimile control is performed. Is executed, and the fact is notified to the partner facsimile machine (step P23), and then the line is released (step P24). After that, CPU2
Checks whether the caller telephone number is stored in the caller telephone number detection / storage section 13 (step P25). If the caller telephone number is stored, the caller makes the call in steps P9 and S10 in FIG. The source telephone number is deleted from the source telephone number detection / storage unit 13, and the process is terminated (step P26). If the source telephone number is not stored in the source telephone number detection / storage section 13 in step P25, there is no source telephone number to be deleted, and the process ends.

Next, the polling file creation / deletion processing when the facsimile transmission processing of FIG. 2 is performed will be described below with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, when there is a transmission request, the facsimile apparatus 1 responds to the transmission request by the CPU.
5 performs transmission processing such as memory transmission, direct transmission processing or polling reception as shown in FIG. 5 (step Q1), and when the transmission processing is completed, whether facsimile transmission has been completed normally, that is, It is checked whether or not the image information has been properly transmitted to the destination and whether or not the polling has been properly received (step Q2). If the transmission ends normally, the transmission is polling reception, that is, a polling transmission request is sent to the destination facsimile machine. It is checked whether the process is a process of receiving the image information related to the polling transmission request (step Q3).

If the polling is not received in step Q3, the CPU 2 checks whether the polling transmission file associated with the image information whose transmission has been completed is registered in the polling transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 (step Q4). If there is a transmission file, the polling transmission file is deleted from the polling transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 and the polling transmission file is deleted.
If there is a memory transmission file associated with the transmitted image information in the memory transmission file storage area of AM4, the memory transmission file is also deleted and the process is terminated (step Q5). In other words, the presence of the polling transmission file means that the transmission process was performed once by directly transmitting the image information of the transmission original or by memory transmission, but the transmission process was completed normally due to the unreceivable state of the partner facsimile machine or the line status. Although no polling transmission file was created, the image information was successfully transmitted by the current recall process, the memory transmission process, and the like. Therefore, in this case, the CPU 2
Erasing the memory transmission file and the polling transmission file to prevent duplicate transmission.

At the time of polling reception at step Q3, the CPU 2 makes a call (transmission) accompanied by a polling transmission request to the partner facsimile machine based on the polling reception file in the polling reception file storage area of the RAM 4.
And received the image information properly,
The polling reception file is deleted from the M4 polling reception file storage area to prevent duplicate reception, and the process ends (step Q6).

If the transmission processing has not been completed normally in step Q2, the CPU 2 creates a polling transmission file in which the image information of the transmission original is associated with the telephone number of the destination, and polls the RAM 4. Register in the transmission file storage area and end the process (step Q
7).

Then, in the facsimile receiving process shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when there is an incoming call accompanied by a polling transmission request from the other party, the CPU 2 determines the corresponding image based on the polling transmission file created in step Q7. Poll and send information. Further, the CPU 2 performs the polling reception processing and the polling transmission file creation processing according to the setting states of the polling reception processing function selection switch and the polling transmission file creation processing function selection switch of the operation display unit 5.

As described above, according to the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, if there is an incoming call in a state where facsimile reception is not possible, the outgoing telephone number notification service Creates a polling reception file having the transmission source telephone number notified by the above as a destination of the polling reception and registers the polling reception file in the polling reception file storage area of the RAM 4. When facsimile reception becomes possible, the transmission source concerned is determined based on the polling reception file. A call with a polling transmission request is made to the telephone number destination to perform polling reception processing. Therefore, when facsimile reception becomes possible without sending the original document many times from the sending side and without inquiring the sending end time to the receiving end, the receiving end automatically sends the original to the sending end. To obtain the image information of the original as the polling reception file, the image information of the urgent original can be promptly obtained, and the facsimile machine 1
Can be improved.

If the memory transmission of the image information stored in the image memory 9 based on the memory transmission file fails, a polling transmission file in which the telephone number of the other party and the image information are associated with each other is created. Registered in the polling transmission file storage area. Therefore,
When there is a call accompanied by a polling transmission request from the receiving side of the failed memory transmission, the image information addressed to the other party can be read out from the image memory 9 and transmitted based on the created polling transmission file, and the Even if transmission is not possible due to call processing, the image information of the urgent document is transmitted promptly by the polling transmission request from the other party without performing the memory transmission operation many times, and the image information of the urgent document is promptly transmitted. The transmission can be performed, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be improved.

Further, when the direct transmission process for directly transmitting the image information of the document read by the image reading unit 6 to the other party fails, the document is read by the image reading unit 6 and the image information is stored in the image memory 9. A memory transmission file in which the image information is associated with the telephone number of the other party who failed in the direct transmission is created and registered in the memory transmission file storage area of the RAM 4, and the image information is associated with the telephone number of the other party. A polling transmission file is created and registered in the polling transmission file storage area of the RAM 4. Therefore, the image information of the original document that failed to be directly transmitted can be promptly transmitted by either the memory transmission or the polling transmission without performing the direct transmission operation many times, and the image information of the urgent original can be promptly transmitted. The transmission can be performed, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be improved.

Also, when there is an incoming call accompanied by a polling transmission request, the transmission source telephone number notified by the transmission telephone number notification service acquired by the transmission telephone number detection and storage unit 13 and the polling transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 When the telephone numbers registered in the polling transmission file match, the image information in the image memory 9 associated with the telephone number is transmitted by polling based on the polling transmission file. Therefore, image information to be polled and transmitted is selected based on the source telephone number notified by the calling telephone number notification service, and image information can be polled and transmitted only to an appropriate destination. In addition, urgent image information of the original can be transmitted quickly, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be improved.

Further, image information is received from the destination of the telephone number corresponding to the polling reception file in the polling reception file storage area of the RAM 4 or the RAM 4
When the transmission of the image information in the image memory 9 corresponding to the polling transmission file in the polling transmission file storage area of No. 4 is completed by memory transmission or polling transmission, R
The polling reception file in the polling reception file storage area of the AM 4 or the memory transmission file in the memory transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 and the polling transmission file in the polling transmission file storage area of the RAM 4 are deleted. Therefore, when the reception of the image information that has failed to be received is completed, and when the transmission of the image information that has failed to be transmitted is completed, each file can be deleted from the RAM 4, and while the RAM 4 is used effectively, the duplicate reception and Duplicate transmission can be avoided, and the usability of the facsimile machine 1 can be improved.

A polling reception processing function for creating a polling reception file for a destination that is received when facsimile reception is not possible or a polling transmission file creation processing function for image information that cannot be normally transmitted is turned on / off. When a selection is made by a key operation on the operation display unit 5, a polling reception processing function or a polling transmission file creation processing function is processed according to the selected state. Therefore, it is possible to perform use suitable for the use environment of the user, and it is possible to further improve the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1.

Although the invention made by the inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.

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According to the facsimile apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, when there is an incoming call in a state where facsimile reception is not possible, a notification is made by the calling telephone number notification service acquired by the originating telephone number acquiring means. Create a polling reception file with the source telephone number as the destination of the polling reception and register it in the polling reception file storage means, and when facsimile reception becomes possible, perform polling transmission to the source telephone number destination based on the polling reception file Since a polling reception process is performed by making a call with a request,
When facsimile reception is possible without sending the original document many times from the sending side and without inquiring of the sending end time to the receiving end, the receiving end automatically sends it to the sending end. By calling, the image information of the document can be obtained as the polling reception file, the image information of the urgent document can be promptly obtained, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be improved.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the second aspect, when the memory transmission of the image information stored in the image information storage means based on the memory transmission file fails, the telephone number of the destination and the image information are not transmitted. Is created and registered in the polling transmission file storage means. If there is a call with a polling transmission request from the receiving side of the failed memory transmission, the polling transmission file is created based on the created polling transmission file. The image information destined for the destination can be read out from the image information storage means and transmitted. Even if transmission is not possible due to recall processing, the image information of the urgent document can be read without performing memory transmission operations many times. (Receiver) can promptly transmit the image information of the original document due to the polling transmission request from the , It is possible to improve the utilization of the facsimile apparatus.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the third aspect of the invention, if the direct transmission process of directly transmitting the image information of the original read by the reading means to the other party fails, the original is read by the reading means and the image information is read. Is stored in the image information storage means, a memory transmission file is created in which the image information is associated with the telephone number of the destination of which the direct transmission has failed, and registered in the memory transmission file storage means. Creates a polling transmission file that associates the telephone numbers of the documents and registers it in the polling transmission file storage means, so that the image information of the document that failed to be directly transmitted can be sent to memory and polled transmission without performing the direct transmission operation many times. , The image information of the urgent document can be transmitted promptly, and the facsimile It is possible to improve the use properties.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, when there is an incoming call accompanied by a polling transmission request, the source telephone number notified by the source telephone number notification service acquired by the origin telephone number acquisition means is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus. If the telephone numbers registered in the polling transmission file in the polling transmission file storage unit match, the image information in the image information storage unit associated with the telephone number is polled and transmitted based on the polling transmission file. You can select the image information to be polled and transmitted based on the source phone number notified by the number notification service, and poll and transmit the image information only to the appropriate destination.
The image information of the urgent document can be promptly transmitted while the confidentiality is appropriately maintained, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be improved.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the image information is received from the destination of the telephone number corresponding to the polling reception file in the polling reception file storage means, or the polling transmission file storage means is polled. When the transmission of the image information of the image information storage means corresponding to the transmission file is completed by memory transmission or polling transmission, the polling reception file of the polling reception file storage means or the memory transmission file and the polling transmission file of the memory transmission file storage means Since the polling transmission file in the storage unit is deleted, the reception of the image information that has failed to be received is completed, and when the transmission of the image information that has failed to be transmitted is completed, each file can be deleted. Duplicate reception and To avoid double transmission, it is possible to improve the utilization of the facsimile apparatus.

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, a polling reception processing function for creating a polling reception file for a destination which is received when facsimile reception is not possible, or a function for processing image information that cannot be transmitted normally. When the on / off of the polling transmission file creation processing function is selected by the selection means, the polling reception processing function or the polling transmission file creation processing function is processed in accordance with the selected state, so that it is suitable for the usage environment of the user. The facsimile apparatus can be used, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a facsimile apparatus to which an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing basic processing in a standby state by the facsimile machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a facsimile receiving process by the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing subsequent to the facsimile reception processing of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing facsimile transmission processing by the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile apparatus 2 CPU 3 ROM 4 RAM 5 Operation display part 6 Image reading part 7 Image output part 8 Encoding / decoding part 9 Image memory 10 Modem 11 Network control part 12 Communication control part 13 Source telephone number detection / storage part 14 bus

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus connected to a line providing a calling telephone number notification service, transmitting and receiving image information by executing a predetermined facsimile communication procedure with a destination by facsimile communication means, and having a polling function. Source phone number obtaining means for obtaining a source phone number notified by the calling phone number notification service at the time of an incoming call, and polling for making a call with a polling transmission request and receiving image information from the other party A polling reception file storage unit that stores a telephone number of a destination to be received as a polling reception file; a detection unit that detects whether facsimile reception is possible; and that the detection unit cannot perform the facsimile reception. If there is an incoming call in the detection state, if the source telephone number acquired by the The number to create the polling reception file to the destination of the polling reception registered in the polling reception file storage means, when said detecting means detects that it is possible to the facsimile reception,
A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit that causes the facsimile communication unit to make a call with a polling transmission request to the source telephone number destination based on the polling reception file and performs a polling reception process. 2. A facsimile apparatus which is connected to a predetermined line, transmits and receives image information by executing a predetermined facsimile communication procedure with a destination by facsimile communication means, and has a polling function. An image information storage unit for storing the image information, and a memory transmission file for storing a memory transmission file in which the image information stored in the image information storage unit is associated with a telephone number of a destination to which the image information is transmitted by facsimile. A file storage unit and a polling transmission file that associates the image information with the telephone number of the other party in order to select the image information stored in the image information storage unit in response to an incoming call accompanied by a polling transmission request. Polling transmission file storage means for storing,
When the memory transmission based on the memory transmission file of the image information stored in the image information storage unit fails,
A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit that creates the polling transmission file in which the telephone number of the other party is associated with the image information and registers the polling transmission file in the polling transmission file storage unit. 3. The facsimile apparatus further comprises reading means for reading image information of the document, wherein the control means performs a direct transmission process for directly transmitting the image information of the document read by the reading means to a destination. If unsuccessful, the original is read by the reading unit, the image information is stored in the image information storage unit, and the memory transmission file in which the image information is associated with the telephone number of the other party who failed in the direct transmission is stored. The polling transmission file is created and registered in the memory transmission file storage unit, and the polling transmission file in which the image information is associated with the telephone number of the other party is created and registered in the polling transmission file storage unit. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to 2. 4. The facsimile apparatus is connected to a line providing a calling telephone number notifying service, and includes a calling telephone number obtaining means for obtaining a calling telephone number notified by the calling telephone number notifying service when an incoming call is received. In addition,
The control means, when there is an incoming call accompanied by a polling transmission request, the source telephone number acquired by the source telephone number acquisition means and the telephone number registered in the polling transmission file in the polling transmission file storage means 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein when the passwords match, the image information of the image information storage unit associated with the telephone number is polled and transmitted based on the polling transmission file. 5. The polling reception file storage means receives the image information from a destination of the telephone number corresponding to the polling reception file of the polling reception file storage means, or controls the polling transmission file storage means of the polling transmission file storage means. When transmission of the image information of the image information storage unit corresponding to the transmission file is completed by the memory transmission or the polling transmission, the polling reception file of the polling reception file storage unit or the memory of the memory transmission file storage unit. 5. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission file and the polling transmission file in the polling transmission file storage unit are deleted. 6. The polling reception processing function after creating the polling reception file for the destination that arrives when the facsimile cannot be received, or the facsimile apparatus performs the polling reception function on the image information that cannot be transmitted normally. Selecting means for selecting on / off of the polling transmission file creation processing function, wherein the control means controls the polling reception processing function or the polling transmission file in accordance with the on / off selection state of the selection means 6. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile apparatus processes a creation processing function.